The first ever SDE Seadragon Education Video Content Contest has been a huge success! We asked our teachers to submit a short video giving a tour of their apartment and living community, and we can't believe the amount of awesome submissions we received. Read on below to check out the…...
SDE Unveils It’s First Video Content Contest: Teacher Apartment Tour Edition
On Friday, November 23rd, Seadragon lauched it's first ever Video Content Contest! The first installment will focus on short video tours of our teachers' apartments. We will use these videos to show future teaching candidates to give them a feel for what life in China is really like. Each…...
How to Order Delivery in China
If you’re overwhelmed by the amount of Chinese-language only apps, you’re not alone – after all, many businesses have prospered just for this reason, such as NoGoGo, Baopals, and ShenzhenEat.But for apps and websites, as much as we love them, don’t offer all the special deals and plethora of hole-in-the-wall…...
5 TPR Activities to Liven Up Your Class
The main assumption for learning a second language is that it can be acquired effectively through the same way as we learned out first language. Through natural processes as we were raised. So, TPR tries to mimic these processes by requiring students to respond to commands, which in turn require…...
Bringing Your Pet to China Step-by-Step
Can I bring my pet to China? The short answer is YES. HOWEVER, it is not as easy as just showing up in China with your pet. To help our incoming teachers get started, we have broken this process down into several easy to follow steps for readers to follow if…...
Ultimate List of Apps to Download While in China
It’s difficult to know what apps will be useful for China, especially for those who haven’t been there before. For when it comes to traveling or living in China, anything to make life easier is warmly welcomed. One way of making things just that little easier is by downloading country-specific…...
Getting Lost in Shenzhen: I’m Going on an Adventure..! by Lynn Berggren-Goodwin
Back home, my rep as a navigator is shady. I’ve always relied on instinct (not maps or GPS) to get me to places, and most of the time it has worked. But I didn’t realise that I would need more than a sniff of the nose and the goodwill of…...
Phones in China: A Tale of Four Phones by Molly Oberstein-Allen
I came to China with a well-loved iPhone. It got me through an unexpected few days in Hong Kong with no money for a visa and a hostel reserved for the wrong week, and it helped me navigate the seemingly identical streets of Shenzhen during my first few weeks –…...